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The Annals of Tennis
Julian Marshall
1878
"The Field" Office : London
10.5" by 8"
2-226pp
SUMMARY
A bright example of the first edition of this richly illustrated history of tennis, from tennis player Julian Marshall.
First Edition,Illustrated,Publishers' Original Binding
Overall Condition: Good
This book weighs 1 KG when packed
UK Postage: £ 3.99
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DESCRIPTION
The first edition of this work from journalist and tennis player Julian Marshall, who served as tennis correspondent to 'The Field', with some chapters in this work initially appearing in the magazine in 1876 and 1877.
Marshall describes the work as 'the first attempt at a General History and Description of Tennis', providing both a history of the sport, and a guide to playing it.
Illustrated with a frontispiece and forty-five illustration son twenty-seven leaves. Collated, complete.
In the publisher's original cloth.
With a former owner's inscription to a front blank.
A delightful first edition about the history of the racket sport.
CONDITION
In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, lovely, with boards exceptionally bright, and bumping to back strip head and tail. Tail of rear joint starting, with horizontal split to cloth of back strip. Hinges reinforced. Inscription to a front blank. Internally, binding lightly strained throughout, including between the title page and frontispiece. Text block weakly held between pages 48 and 49, and between 128 and 129. Pages bright.
Overall Condition: Good
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
(Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present)
Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones
often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
be described in the condition report under 'condition'
Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair - As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
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attractive none the less. Major defects will be described.
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